Good on him for having a go, anyway.

As an adjective, pertinax means 'holding on right through [to the end]' or, if you prefer, 'slow learner'.

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* Real Life Intrusion!
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I've recently had my first book 'properly' published (as opposed to self-published).

"Asperger Meets Girl" (formerly "Sex Tips for Sad Bastards").

Here is a link to the publisher's website. http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843106302

I would like to thank those half-bakers (they know who they are) who have provided moral support to this project.

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* real life intrusion ends
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Participating member of the Ooolongftangftangbank profile scheme.

In the offing:
emotional divestment
law, chaos and the frontal cortex
cortical hypocrisy emulator
inopportunism
emotional orienteering
gypsymoth contrastare
completely hatstand
Tendentious Query Language

See also www.thesadbastard.com/faq.php or pertinax at thesadbastard dot com

[Feb 13 2006, last modified Jul 21 2008]

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